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Isidore

A servant in the Moreau household.

minor

First appearance: chapter i

Isidore shows up with force in A Promising Pupil. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Frederick's manservant, who meets him at the landing and informs him about Mademoiselle Louise Roque.
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In A Promising Pupil: Frederick's manservant, who meets him at the landing and informs him about Mademoiselle Louise Roque. Later, in Damon and Pythias: Isidore is the servant who brings Frederick money, which…

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FMFrederick MoreauDEDeslauriersHUHussonnetMAMadame ArnouxPRPère RoqueISIsidore

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Nogent and Bourgeois Society
  • Protagonist
  • Frederick's Parisian Circle

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SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional/psychological peak occurs when Rosanette directly names Madame Arnoux, shattering Frederick’s se…

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See Isidore in chapter i
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